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{{short description|Hindu temple in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox temple
| name = Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple
| image =Tadpatri, Andhra Pradesh ruins of Ramalingeshvara Hindu temple, 1868 photo.jpg
| alt =
| caption =Bugga Ramalingeswara Temple, photographed c. 1868 by Edmund David Lyon
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh
| map_caption =
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| district = [[Anantapur district]]
| location = [[Tadipatri]]
| elevation_m =
| deity = Lord [[Shiva]]
| year_completed = Between 1490 and 1525
| architecture =
| creator =
| website =
|native_name=బుగ్గరామలింగేశ్వర స్వామి ఆలయం|native_name_lang=Telugu}}
[[File:06a - Musical Pillars and Main Unfinished Gopuram.JPG|thumb|Musical pillars and the main unfinished gopuram]]
'''Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple''' ({{Langx|te|బుగ్గరామలింగేశ్వర స్వామి ఆలయం}}) is a [[Shiva]] shrine situated on the southern bank of the [[Penna River]] in [[Tadipatri]], [[Anantapur district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pr_EgFKZ8msC&q=Bugga+Ramalingeswara+temple|title=Arch. Series|date=1960|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Archaeology|language=en}}</ref> It was built between 1490 and 1509 by [[Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu I]], a chieftain of the [[Gooty|Gutti]]-[[Gandikota]] region during the reign of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]].<ref name=":0" />

The presiding deity is a [[Lingam|linga]], considered to be ‘[[swayambhu]]’ (naturally occurring or self originated).<ref name=":1" /> The temple has seven small independent pillars in front of the [[Vishnu]] shrine and when struck they produce '[[Svara|saptaswara]]' (the seven musical notes).<ref name=":2">Bhaskar, V. S. "District Census Handbook, Anantapur, Part XII-A & B, Series-29". p. 21. <q>''The seven small independent pillars in the temple when touched produce 'Saptaswara' (the seven musical notes).''[http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2999/1/37970_2001_ANA.pdf]</q></ref> The gopurams of the temple are unfinished and were described by architectural historian James Anderson as ‘wonders’.<ref name="On the road" />

== Description ==
The Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple is {{cvt|4|km}} from [[Tadipatri]] railway station. It was likely built between 1490 and 1509 during the reign of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Reddy|first=V. K. Rakesh|date=2015-08-10|title=Apathy hits Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy temple|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/apathy-hits-bugga-ramalingeswara-swamy-temple/article7520316.ece|access-date=2020-10-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> As per the Tadipatri ''[[kaifiyat]]'' collected by [[Colin Mackenzie]] in 1802, the temple was built by Ramalinga Nayudu, a chieftain of the [[Gooty|Gutti]]-[[Gandikota]] region in Vijayanagara Empire.<ref name=":0" />

The temple consists of a sanctum, ''ardhmandapa'', and ''mukhamandapa'' in an axial line. The temple contains bas relief structures illustrating episodes from ''[[Ramayana]]'' and ''[[Mahabharata]]''. The presiding deity (linga) being a ‘[[swayambhu]]’ (naturally occurring or self originated).<ref name=":1" /> Unlike other Hindu temples where the deities are east-facing, in this temple the Shiva linga faces west.<ref name="On the road"/> When struck, the seven pillars in front of the Vishnu shrine produce '[[Svara|saptaswara]]' (a musical scale).<ref name=":2" />

The architectural historian James Anderson described the gopurams of this temple as ‘wonders’.<ref name="On the road">{{cite web |title=Bugga Ramalingeswara Temple: Visit this offbeat gem from the Vijayanagara era |url=https://www.beontheroad.com/2019/11/bugga-ramalingeswara-temple-offbeat-weekend-getaway-from-bangalore.html |website=www.beontheroad.com |accessdate=25 October 2020}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:01 - Sri Bugga Ramalingeswara Temple.JPG| Entrance to [[Garbhagriha|Garbhagudi]]
File:04 - On the Banks of River Pennar.JPG| Unfinished gopuram
File:05 - Unfinished Temple Gopuram.JPG|Unfinished gopuram
File:06 - Musical Pillars - Vijayanagar Style.JPG|Musical pillars
File:07 - Rocks used for Construction - Vijayanagar Era.JPG|Rocks used for construction
File:Bugga Ramalingeswara temple.jpg| Inside the temple
File:Panoramic view of Sri Rameswara Temple in Tadipatri.jpg|Panoramic view of the temple
File:Rameswaraswamy temple-Dr. Murali Mohan Gurram (2).jpg| Temple carvings
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Bugga Ramalingeswara Temple, Tadipatri}}
*https://www.inrootz.in/historic-places/religious-spiritual-temples/pl60/Bugga-Ramalingeswara-Temple-Tadipatri-Anantapur
*{{cite web|url=http://www.hindubooks.org/templesofindia/siva_to_be_adored/andhra_pradesh/tadipatri.htm|publisher=hindubooks.org|title=Tadipatri - Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Aalayam|accessdate=2016-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820120128/http://www.hindubooks.org/templesofindia/siva_to_be_adored/andhra_pradesh/tadipatri.htm|archive-date=20 August 2017|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.trawell.in/andhra/anantapur/bugga-ramalingeswara-swamy-temple-tadipatri|publisher=trawell.in|title=Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple - Tadipatri, Anantapur|accessdate=2016-09-12}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.yatrastotemples.com/sri-bugga-ramalingeswara-swamy-temple-tadipathri/|publisher=yatrastotemples.com|title=Sri Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple in Tadipathri | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh|accessdate=2016-09-12}}

{{Hindu Temples in Andhra Pradesh}}

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